What does suffering mean to you? December 31, 2018December 14, 2018 Brianna Bock Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying laws have some complications When you reach the end of your life and your facilities begin to fail, at what point does this become suffering to...
EDITORIAL: 2018 — Ways the world didn’t let us down December 13, 2018January 1, 2019 Martlet Staff In a world of thorns, the Martlet decided to stray from the usual by focusing on the roses of 2018 2018 has been a tumultuous year. The United States federal government...
Letter from a former Editor-in-Chief: In memory of Howard Petch December 13, 2018 Gregory Middleton "Petch said he wanted to be my best source of information in the President’s Office. He promised to take my calls and answer my questions or explain why he could...
Give me liberty, or give me library fines December 5, 2018November 29, 2018 Emily Fagan Why the UVic library should end the archaic practice of fining students for late returns Deadlines are everywhere, especially in university. Essays, projects, rent, tuition, graduation application — it can be...
It’s okay to study something different November 30, 2018 Josh Kozelj Second annual Biomedical entrepreneurship day highlights academic diversity across campus — and that's a good thing As someone handed me a lab coat and a pair of goggles, I thought to...
LETTER: OFAR against anti-semitic and racial violence November 29, 2018 Open Forum Against Racism Dear community, As an organization committed to the principles of anti-racism, anti-colonialism, and combatting anti-semitism, the Open Forum Against Racism (OFAR) embraces the humanity of all people. Our core principles are...
EDITORIAL: Kerry Diotte says he’s not a racist (and we can’t afford to say otherwise) November 28, 2018 Martlet Staff Friends, Victorians, Countrymen, lend us your ears… Kerry Diotte says he is not a racist. For Kerry Diotte is an honourable man. Diotte, a Conservative MP in Alberta, is taking legal...
The importance of Daylight Saving Time November 19, 2018 Josh Kozelj Although the bi-annual time shift is being pushed to extinction, here’s why you should care about the tradition Originally a satirical proposition by Benjamin Franklin that later became an official proposition...
EDITORIAL: Give us a real resistance November 17, 2018 Martlet Staff Because Maclean's Magazine's definition isn't satisfactory The word 'resistance' is not just a word. As with most language, there are substantial connotations that can be attributed to it. Perhaps one of the...
Legal drugs can solve a litany of problems November 16, 2018 Natasha Simpson (Like fighting the Taliban, curbing money laundering, reducing addiction rates, and ending the opioid crisis) On Oct. 17 Canada became the first G7 country, and the second country worldwide, to fully...
